コーヒートーク/Coffee Talk. Intermediate Mid, Japanese
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コーヒートーク/Coffee Talk. Intermediate Mid, Japanese
Description:
The students will watch a comedy skit from a Japanese TV show that encourages students to think outside of the box. The students will then choose a broad topic from a list of topics and attempt to list as many things as they can regarding that topic. The most creative students will win.
Proficiency Level:
Intermediate Mid
Keywords:
Various topics, vocabulary, handwriting practice, linguistic creativity
World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken Japanese on a variety of topics.
- Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of Japanese culture.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1 - Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- COMM 2.1 - Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- CONN 2.3 - Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences in authentic materials.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can expand upon a given topic in creative ways.
- I can write a wide array of Japanese words and phrases.
- I can express opinions that relate to everyday topics
Materials Needed:
Whiteboards
Dry Erase Markers and Erasers
Warm-up
1. Begin by opening the Google Slideshow and introducing the Can-do's for today's activity.
2. Watch the prank video to introduce to teach students to think outside the box.
Main Activity
1. Coffee talk - For this activity, the key is to think outside of the box
コーヒートークをします。既成概念にとらわれず考えることが大切です。
2. Give each student a whiteboard, dry erase marker, and eraser.
3. Have the students pick a topic from coffee talk topics.
トピックを選んでください。
4. On their whiteboards, have the students write a list of things that come to their mind when they think of that topic.
ホワイトボードに選んだトピックにそって頭に浮かぶ単語やフレーズを書いてください。
5. At the end, have the students read their list and if someone else wrote the same thing, they cannot get a point for that answer
最後にボードに書いたリストを読み上げて、もし他の生徒も同じことを書いていたらその単語（フレーズ）のポイントはもらえません。
Wrap-up
1. What was the most creative answer?
１番面白かった答えはどれですか？
2. What was the hardest topic to talk about?
１番難しかったトピックはどれですか？
End of lab:
- Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence with cards
- Encourage students to be honest in their self evaluation
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can expand upon a given topic in creative ways.
- I can write a wide array of Japanese words and phrases.
- I can express opinions that relate to everyday topics